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From χᾰ́ρῐς (kháris, grace) +‎ -εις (-eis, ful).

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χᾰρῐ́εις (kharíeism (feminine χᾰρῐ́εσσᾰ, neuter χᾰρῐ́εν); first/third declension

  1. graceful, beautiful, elegant
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 5.899:
      τὸν δ’ Ἥβη λοῦσεν, χαρίεντα δὲ εἵματα ἕσσε
      tòn d’ Hḗbē loûsen, kharíenta dè heímata hésse
      And Hebe bathed him, and clad him in beautiful raiment.
  2. cultured, refined
    • 425 BCE, Aristophanes, Lysistrata 1226:
      ἦ καὶ χαρίεντες ἦσαν οἱ Λακωνικοί
      ê kaì kharíentes êsan hoi Lakōnikoí
      And what cultured fellows the Spartans are!

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